Word: keeps
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...important matter both as regards comfort and health, especially during the mid-year period when most men find it absolutely necessary to spend many hours a week in the reading room and wish to use their energies in study, instead of squandering them in the effort, frequently vain, to keep awake. The building is an old one we know, and is not supplied with modern appliances yet it seems as though a little more care of the heating apparatus and a little more liberal admission of out door air might easily be secured...
...George of last year's Ninety team, had much the same views on the subject. To many men no injury seemed to come from tug-of-war contests, but on the other hand many were seriously harmed. Under any circumstances, however, Harvard should keep a team in the field as long as the sport continues to be intercollegiate...
...could appreciate the pleasure of sculling, they would go into the "Harvard Cup" races with enthusiasm. There is a fine silver challenge cup which the winner holds for one year, besides a handsome plated cup to keep forever. On the challenge cup the winner has his name engraved and thus passes down the fame of his prowess to the future...
...Society in the past have been invaluable, and but for them the Society would probably not be in existence now. His services were worth more to the public than the Society could afford to pay for, and that settled it. Nor can we blame the directors for keeping Mr. Waterman on as nominal superintendent after his work began to be put in elsewhere. If they could have replaced him they undoubtedly would have done so. But the place is a mighty hard one to fill. Nor, finally, can we blame the employees of the Society for going with Mr. Waterman...
...benefit and pleasure derived. The chief requirements for election are the ability to get news and to write intelligible English. All contributions sent in will be considered, even if not published, and promising candidates will be assigned special work. We hope that neither diffidence nor laziness will keep men from writing...